simple past
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Simple PastTRANSCRIPT
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* Learn about Simple Past.
* Talk about what you did last weekend.
*Ask and answer questions in Simple Past.
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*Rick: So, what did you ........last weekend, Meg?
*Meg: Oh, I ........... a great time. I ………… to a karaoke bar and ……….. with some friends on Saturday.
*Rick: that sounds like fun. Did you …….. to “Lucky’s”?
*Meg: No, we didn’t. We ………….to that new place downtown. How about you? Did you ………… anywhere?
*Rick: No, I didn’t ………… anywhere all weekend. I just ……………. home and …………. for today’s Spanish test.
*Meg: Our Spanish test is today? I ……………. all about that!
*Rick: don’t worry. You always get an A.
*To be &
Regular and Irregular Verbs
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*We use it for
Eg: They lived in France for 3 years, they didn’t live in Paris.
He flew to Japan 2 days ago but he didn’t fly in first class. Joan studied for her test yesterday, but she didn’t study at night. Paul was a very good student. He wasn’t lazy.
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As you know this verb is special, so in simple past it can affirmate, negate or even ask… let see how it works
She was a lawyer Matt and Tom were good friends
She wasn’t a lawyer Matt and Tom weren’t good friends
Was she a lawyer? Were Matt and Tom good friends?
What was she? Who were good friends?
WARNING: NEVER MIXED VERB TO
BE WITH DID!!!
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AFFIRMATIVE
I – he – she – it + WAS
we – you – they + WERE
NEGATIVE
I – he – she – it + WASN’T
we – you – they + WEREN’T
Examples:
*I was angry because Tom and Sue were late.
*My parents weren’t able to come because they were so busy.
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WAS + I – he – she – it …?
WERE + we – you – they …?
Examples:
*Was the weather good when you were on holiday?
*Were you at home yesterday?
WAS + I – he – she – it …?
WERE + we – you – they …?
Examples:
*How was the weather on your vacation?
*Where were you last night?
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1. Last night/ at/ was/ granma’s/ she / house
2. The / dinner/ yesterday/ good/ was?
3. Brothers / were/my/in/ concert /a/ last night
4. Was/ someone/door/5 minutes/ the/at/ ago
5. She/who/was?
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1. Did was he a student? No he wasn’t
2. Loreto and Martina was friends when they were in high school
3. You was at the beach 4. The coffee weren’t hot. 5. It were didn’t a good pet. 6. They weres at the cinema last
night
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Regular and Irregular Verbs
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Now… What happens with the rest of the verbs??? For simple past we need simple past verbs. You will find REGULAR VERBS
Arrive: arrived Cook: cooked Play: played Help: helped Like: liked Call: Called Finish: finished Want: wanted Invite: invited Stop: stopped Stay: stayed Work: worked Study: studied
IRREGULAR VERBS Break: broke Do/does: did Forget: forgot Go: went Sing: sang Spend: spent Have/has: had Get: got Read: read Buy: bought Speak: spoke Make: made Meet: met
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*Affirmative form
*Negative
*Yes/No Questions
*Wh-Questions
*SIMPLE PAST
Affirmative sentences
I studied English.
I had a great time.
She went to the museum.
Peter lived in Australia.
We got up late.
You made a delicious dinner.
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Negative sentences
I didn’t study English.
I didn’t have a great time.
She didn’t go to the museum.
Peter didn’t live in Australia.
We didn’t get up late.
You didn’t make a delicious dinner.
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Questions
Did you study English? No, I didn’t.
Did you have a great time? Yes, I did.
Where did she go? She went to the museum.
Where did Peter live? He lived in Australia.
Did you get up late? Yes, we did.
What did you make? I made a delicious dinner.
Yesterday, last night, this morning… Last week, month, year… in 2012, in 1993… 5 days ago, 2 years ago… on Monday, on Thursday …
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Last weekend ____(be) great. I ____ (go) to the beach with my family. The weather ____ (be) amazing, sunny and warm. We ____ (have) lunch in a nice restaurant, then we ____ (look) for a hotel and _____ (stay) there until Sunday. It ___ (be) sad because I ____ (not/ want) to come back. But my father _____ (promise) that next month we ____ (can) do it again.
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1. Last year I _____ (spend) my holiday in Ireland.
2. I (travel)_____ around by car with two friends and we (visit)______ lots of interesting places.
3. In the evenings we usually (go)_____ to a pub. 4. One night we even (learn)______ some Irish
dances. 5. We (be) ______ very lucky with the weather. 6. It (not / rain)______ a lot. 7. But we (see)_____ some beautiful rainbows. 8. Where (spend / you) _______ your last holiday?
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